I Didn’t Get Good Hair | A Hair Story
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- LaToya Ebony’s 4c natural hair journey featuring the Royal Oils collection.
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My hair story began the way I imagine most natural hair journeys begin in America; a lot of curiosity, anxiety, and confusion. I unfortunately, could not trace my lineage back to its roots so it left me with a lot of questions about who I am and what my hair actually looked like without a chemical relaxer. The biggest question of all was, could I love my true appearance regardless.
There’s been a lot of shame surrounding black people’s hair primarily since America’s involvement in the slave trade began in the 1800s. That criticism let to a lot of systemic racism that led to poverty and low self esteem for many people of African descent. Of course that’s the simplified version, but it’s also the truth.
I’ve decided to tell my hair story not only to invite you to understand my relationship with my hair, but to illustrate my connection to the stories of millions of black and brown people across the world.
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Here we go with some dumb thumbs down. Why? What's to dislike about another person's journey? That makes me so mad!
ANYWAY I came to share and remind you of how pivotal you were in my confidence to stop relaxing my hair. While we did that show (before you relaxed again) we had many conversations, including about your mom's feedback...which also made me mad, but your knowledge and that gorgeous hair really helped my perspective. During that show I was wearing twist outs; when the show ended I kept doing that as a way to convince myself I didn't need to straighten my hair. 6ish months after that show I did my chop. It was my third intention to go natural and I have you among those to thank for me finally doing it. I haven't looked back. So, thank you, again.
@@ElanaElyce right?!?!?! What kind of evil miserable person would thumbs down someone's personal journey video😡????? I feel honor that she even shared it with us!
I get these comments too for my mom. She says my hair is nappy and ugly and I need to straighten it a little.
@@apara2005 someone probably accidentally hit the wrong thumb by mistake, someone who hasn't had their eye appointment during the pandemic year, and didn't realize it. I've done that before but caught it and changed it.
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Oh I never knew my father either. I was told he left when I was 1. My hair Journey is interesting. Thanks for sharing your journey.
"I didn't get good hair. I got phenomenal hair." - I felt that in my soul ❤️😭
That’s what I’m TALKING ABOUT!!!
In my soul !!! Exactly !
Felt this whole video in my soul. Much needed.
Amen!!🌼🌼🌼
4C hair is ugly and nasty lol there is a reason nobody wants that shit and it’s called bad.
That good hair bad hair mentality is prevalent in the Caribbean esp Jamaica. Always have to check my mom on this
facts. I'm caribbean american from various backgrounds and I had to teach at a young age the magic of hair
Me too.
Not only Jamaica. Latin America, and Africa. Straight hair and lighter skin is the gold standard.Her hair is so natural and beautiful, now.
You sound like satire
@@lesterchestersylvesterthem580 You could have chosen to just shut up but here you are. The good hair bad hair situation was not borne from from some innate primitive mate selection system we all have in us but rather from colonialism and white supremacy. And I'm sure it's also the reason people would choose looser curl patterns.
Im 40 years old , I’m not sure how I ended up here but I am . And I watched your video .I’m crying so hard . Tears of joy ! Our hair is beautiful, unique..it grows up and out instead of down , it defies gravity, seasons ...they have been lying to us this whole time . Trust me guys . They are jealous.It took 28 years for me to realize this . Read history, research on you tube . People are paying money to have your hair texture. Be blessed
Right?!?!!? And plus we have Effortless volume for dayyyys. People would kill for our big hair.
Yeeeeeesssss they didn’t want us to know what we REALLY HAVE!!! And baybaaaayyyyy we have EVERYTHING!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ *big hugs* Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave this beautiful comment. There is a long history of not accepting what is not understood and I believe our hair unfortunately fell into that trap. I’m so happy that the information available today helps so many of us. ❤️
@@Timetrae I feel your words in my soul !!! Yes sista !!!
Say that sis!!!! It took me 30 years to realize I was blessed with PHENOMENAL hair!!! Thank you Latoya Ebony form Chi Town!!!! Midwest girl here!!!!!
You look just like your mom and your son looks just like you...beautiful
As I age, I see my mother in my face more and more. Genetics are amazing.
U read my mind. Beautiful family with strong genes.
This video was everything!! So inspiring!!! Thanks for everything you've added to the culture over the years. LOVE YA!
Aww thank you sis! Right back at ya! 😉❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow! I wasn't expecting this type of quality. Impressed 😍 also, 2010 LaToya was adorable. 2021 LaToya is a Queen👑
Thank you so much! I’ve always loved story telling and I’m so happy to get to share my creativity with everyone. ❤️
So very well said! I totally agree!
Anyone who doesn’t love their “bad hair” would love their phenomenal hair after watching this. Great job.
Sadly, i dont...😔
@@nygal6288 are you saying you don’t love your hair.
Even as a "white" person with very strange acting, untameable, frizzy hair, it seriously helps me to see people loving their hair despite having "worse" hair than I do.
@@Kim-addie1 yes, & plz dnt say "i dnt love myself", cuz i do. 4c hair is a VERY difficult texture..ive had days where i cried handling it..need i say more??
@@nygal6288 I would never say that. I totally understand because there are days when I want to cut off all of mine.
I never realized how brave I was to go natural before it was a trend. Meaning late 90s early 2000s. I refused to let someone else’s standard of beauty define me and yes I got ridiculed for it but I could not care and I’m grateful for it
this was created soooo beautifully wow! I've never seen a sponsorship done this way! great job! ❤️
Kristine, thank you so much. I worked really hard to make sure my story stayed true to me. They’ve really listened and allowed me to keep my creative freedom. That’s important to me and I know it’s important for you all as well. So thank you for leaving such an amazing supportive comment. ❤️
I agree!
This is so beautiful ❤ I'm not sure natural hair influencers know how important they are. You’ve (and other people like you) have inspired me and this whole new generation to love our hair. I couldn’t be any more grateful 🥰
😭 Thank you so much. You know, without so many people following us we’d just be talking to the wind lol! The feeling is mutual. Thank YOU for supporting us. *hugs*
@@LaToyaEbonyHair hugs 🥰
The fact that you can make a sponsored video so personal is amazing! I love all your videos and this one was no different. Great job sis!
Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. ❤️
I just finished crying about mines a month ago and I'm 45. I went natural three years ago and it has been a journey. I hate the way we were programmed to hate our hair the way it was made to be. I'm still struggling with it.
Wow, RUclipsrs do not provide this type of sponsored content. How amazing!!!! You outdid yourself. ❤️
I remember when you did a video on your hair being nappy and you cried so hard. I felt so sorry for you because the Most High God doesn’t make any mistakes with the hair he/she chose for US!! Just thank The Most High that your hair doesn’t get LICE.
Id like 2 see tht video cuz thts basically where im at now, unfortunately!! 😢
@Empty Nester you are so right, the Most High does not make mistakes and HE does all things well. And He cares about everything that concerns us and loves us just the way He made us.
Wow this is such a phenomenal video 🥺❤️ this is one of the most inspiring and tastefully done sponsorships I have seen on YT. Thank you for taking the natural hair community back to its roots on what it really means to be proud of the hair that grows out of our heads 💁🏾♀️ You are truly a gem 💎
The difference between the hair texture dry then wet is something else...we really do have amazing hair.
I have cried! Big ugly snotty tears. You are amazing and you have phenomenal hair and talent. Well done Toya.
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First of all, Davinci is adorable. Secondly, Thanks for sharing your story. I have 4C hair, but my mom's natural hair is straight and waist-length. So my whole life I've constantly heard people say that I didn't get the "good hair". Well, they're wrong. 4C hair is beautiful and unique. Everyone also needs to learn that It's common for African Americans to have different hair textures within our immediate families due to a mix of Native American ancestry and the horrors of forcible violation during U.S. slavery.
Only a very small percentage of Black Americans have Native American DNA and the majority of Black Americans who have European lineage do so because of interracial marriage, not because of rape. Also Black people are the most diverse group of people. People in Africa with no admixture have a range of skin colors and hair textures. I don't know why people insist on attributing our beauty and/or diversity to race mixing when the MAJORITY of Black people (including Black Americans) are not mixed.
@@ct5951 I don't want to distract from Toya's wonderful video so I'm gonna keep it brief. Unless you are a descendant of a family who can and have traced both their legacy as slaves in the American South all the way back to the 1700's as well as their Native American lineage STFU. Truly ST all the way the FU you ignorant twit who I wasn't even talking to. No Black American who descends from formerly enslaved people in this country needs to explain anything to you or anyone else. We survived. We endure. AND our hair is gorgeous.
Like it was said, I don’t want to go too far from the intent of this beautiful video either.....There is though, a part of your comment @Blaze Hot, that needs correcting.
RAPE is the primary cause of the racial diversity that is buried within the #dna of most Black People.
Slaves weren’t even “allowed” to wed each other lawfully. Interracial unions absolutely weren’t ordained by any church, and even less occurring; were those couples; the couples what we see represented by interracial couples today. It was the “Passing” community of Black people that were more likely to be in interracial relationships.
So although it MAY have happened; not nearly in the numbers that would have been necessary to account for the consistent presence of European/Other #dna found in most Black Americans.
FYI....approximately 20% of the average Black persons #dna IS from “non-African” origins.
Self- reported African Americans averaged to 0.8% Native American ancestry.👀
Keeping in mind; it is not determined what part of this figure has been authenticated by #dna analysis. Js
Thank you, LaToya, for sharing your authentic self with us. So much of your life story is Our story. Your story is beautiful, as is your hair, as are you! Much love from an almost 75 year old sister to you.
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I need more black female experiences. I didnt know you went through so much. Im so impressed. My shero!!!
I love a good hair story 💙
Thank you for stopping by to hear it. ❤️
SIS!!!! This video was phenomenal! 🥰Thanks for sharing and for calling us Black! ✊🏾
This was like a mini movie. Loved it 🥰
This was so well done! You are a phenomenal content creator and your story is inspiring. Your father doesn't know what he missed; any parent would be so proud of you.
When you said I didnt get good hair. I got phenomenal hair. I screamed so loud!! Yaaas!
THANK YOU SIS!!! Your hair is a very personal thing! And again I'm so thankful that you shared your story with us because a lot of us before we went natural felt the way you felt. Once again thank you sis.
I love how that photo of Normani was included @2:38 and how it juat fitted right in the 90’s era. shot from her ‘recent’ music video gheheheh😍
I strongly suggest that u write about ur hair journey. I firmly believe ur story would be a blessing to naturals, new naturals, and those still on the fence. I'd buy it....
unless I can get a free copy for suggesting it. 😏
We have over four hundred years of knowledge to regain. Out hair is neither good or bad. We just didn't have to knowledge of who we are. Now we do amen.
You’re amazing beyond words. Thank you for being you.
This was a beautiful video. I remember watching that 24yr old you video about going natural before I big chopped. It made me angry that people were making you feel bad for wanting the hair that literally grows out your head.. That video was one of the reason why I finally did it 🙂. I was like I dare anyone to tell me something. My body my choice is not just for reproduction issues! Thank you for sharing.
😭 You remember?! Wow, that means you’ve followed my journey for over 10 years with channel changes and all. Thank you so much! ❤️
@@LaToyaEbonyHair - I only found your channel last summer. I like to watch old videos as well so I can learn the journey of the people I subscribe to 🙂
LaToya you kinda look like Kyla Pratt, also I love your hair, it’s gorgeous ❤️
I had a conversation with my sister about this topic and you explained it so well! She has what's called 'good hair' and I was blessed with 'bad hair'.
At the end of the day all hair is good hair. We just need to learn that new mentality.
Thank you!
Just BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing 😍
Aww thank you Cali! My sista from another mista ❤️
I wish this was a 45 minute long documentary 😭😭😭 thank you for this video❤ this is so personal and I feel so embraced? Thank you SO MUCH
You did this 👏🏽🙌🏽 everything you said I felt. I’m mixed and my brother got the “good hair “ but the longer my hair gets I’m starting to appreciate my curls. So thank you for sharing your story with us.
New subbie! I’m 40 years old and still struggle with loving my 4C hair. I felt every word you said in this video. 💜
Phenomenal video. 100k subscribers you come. I've been a subscriber since 2020 and you helped me to love and embraced my natural hair. Thank you LaToya
This story hit home..... I can’t believe I’ve been watching you over 10 years!!!! 🤗 😘
Her story/hair story...moving and triumphant. Nicely done!
This was way to short. Great video and yes you've got phenomenal hair.
I agree
There is something so interesting about finally chopping your hair... then going back to the perm, then it just not feeling right, even though you have had it with your natural hair... then chopping it off again... then back to natural..... there is just something about having said to yourself..."this is my hair, how it grows... this is who I am"... the perm, just never feels right again....even though now and then it makes its appearance on your head!
This is so emotional. Awesome video
From the storyline to the narration to the visual support. 10/10
Thank you so much for posting this! Even while natural I still struggle with what looks good or acceptable. Due to so many generations before us having the debate of good vs bad hair, I notice that my family only will compliment my hair when its a twist or braid out and not a wash n go style. We as a community (and myself) have a long way to go.
Such a beautiful story 😍🥺 I have phenomenal hair yaas Queen
Beautiful job Toyaboo!!! As someone who has watched you for a long, long time, I can say that you have inspired me to step up my 4C natural styling game. Great video girlfriend. Not only is your hair phenomenal but so are you! Blessings to you. ❤ (ChiLady)
Heeey Chilady 👋🏾 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The way you segued into the sponsored content...Chef's Kiss!!! Because of you, I will be checking out Royal Oils.
Excellent video ... all young sistahs need to see this video so they grow up KNOWING that AA hair IS the good hair, the PHENOMENAL hair. The oppressor does NOT define AA hair - the Most High God does, & He doesn’t make mistakes. He gave us PHENOMENAL hair!
Thank GOD for our hair, and for all it's able to do. May we all learn to embrace and love our natural beauty. This video just motivated me to wash and style my hair lol.
Why did I just cry with your 23yr old self? She was so brave to question why.
Please also recognize how "WE" talk about ourselves in reference to "good vs bad" hair "light vs dark" skin etc. It makes a difference. The title did jump out and caught my attention to write this comment. I do enjoy your content. I commented after I watched the video. Great job! You addressed the generational trauma and please delve more into this which is why the natural hair movement is and was so important to our health as well as healing from systematic oppression too. Your mom's comments were are just as true as your journey as well especially due to your profession in the dramatic arts and her experiences as a hair dresser for people in that field and many others before our generation.
Our nappy hair IS GOOD ENOUGH
You are someone special. So different and uniquely created! I really enjoyed this!!!
Loved this! Someone told me I shouldn’t go natural because I was blessed with such a beautiful head of hair.....well I had to give up relaxers to embrace my real texture of so called ”blessed” hair. Some of us have been so brainwashed to believe that if our hair is kinky it isn’t amazing. Once again, thank you for proving them wrong. I cringe when people reference loose curly hair as “good” hair. If hair is healthy....then it is good! Regardless of the texture and curl pattern.
Thank you for sharing this. I am encouraged by the small signs of hope and healing from how every aspect of Black folks has been denigrated and denied. We gotta talk about it.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this video! The 2010 clip of you talking about going natural looked like an audition tape for like MTV or ANTM lol....wait? Did you try out for ANTM??? It was the vernacular for me. The 90s...what a time to grow up! This was such a great video. The head and shoulders does good on your hair. I know a few friends that have active scalps that swear by this.Thank you for sharing a little history of yourself.
Thanks for sharing the shadow side of why BW are obsessed with our hair. We are ASHAMED of our kinks. Which is a great travesty since hair is so connected to our self esteem as women in general and BW in particular. I started locking my hair 2 years ago and haven’t looked back! I finally feel at peace in my spirit when I’m not constantly fighting my curls!
This shame is passed down generation to generation. It has to stop!
Beautiful! I loved hearing your hair-story! I agree, you have PHENOMENAL hair 😍. 4C hair is so beautiful♥️
This is the best video on black hair, black issues I've seen on RUclips. Our hair is fantastic . Be proud of it. He didn't make any mistakes. When are we really going to realize this?
I feel you ,my dad always says I don't have good hair and it has really affected my confidence.
this was really poignant and interesting. been recommended a ton of videos like this lately and it definitely helps me learn more about the black experience here in the us, cuz i grew up with my white family and i feel more white than black even tho i’m more black by blood
La Toya thank you for your transparency and vulnerability; please know that this work has liberated other Queens and Kings to stand in the true majesty of ALL of their black phenotypes!
I not only celebrate with and for you; I simply celebrate YOU!
Thank you for shining your light !
Love to you Queen !
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I loved this. People will get used to it. I don't care, because I don't have that damaged hair anymore!
GOD this woman is so smart, you can just feel it by the way she talks and carry herself. You are incredible (it is my first time watching you)😊
Western ideas of #beauty🤦🏾♀️ It is just A FACT, that a large percentage of #us Black Women, don’t even realize our motivations for the things we gravitate toward.
The affects of Western #standards have permeated our very cores, and in ways that we can’t or don’t want to acknowledge....How we feel about our #crowns is a major example of this.
I LOVED this video! I wish for EVERY Sista, this kind of appreciation & love for who #we are, and how it IS more than enough! Peace & Love🖤🖤🖤
Your crown is AMAZING, btw!😉
Words can't explain, thank u🙏
Awwww. I always say, " It's not good hair, it's good products". Products are everything. I'm nastalgic seeing clips from Toyaboo Tresses. Thanks for sharing. Been rocking with you since 2010.
Beloved we didn’t seed that hate...#466...hair...color...it has divided and destroyed and diminished the Devine self worth of ourselves...thank you for your powerful 👁💡💡💡spiritual journey...✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🖤🖤🖤
THIS WAS AMAZING!!!!! I hope to be as half of an inspiration that you are. This is the story of our lives and you nailed it sis!!!!
You are beautiful. Your hair is beautiful. I needed this video.
I’m from Namibia (a little country in Africa) and the concept of good hair vs bad hair exists here too. It’s exhausting and unnecessary.
I felt this so deeply. Our hair is something we should be so proud of, but sadly it doesn't always come naturally thanks to what society 'teaches' us. Well done for doing the work, you're awesome xxx
Not only are you beautiful your voice and diction is as phenomenal as your hair! All The Way Up, Sista.
It was your hair blown out being as long as that weave in the beginning for me. Natural hair is one of the most beautiful and unique things that God created. I admire you so much for sharing your journey. Your road was harder than most because you had no one who paved the way for you. But look what you’ve done for so many other little girls that won’t have to go through what you did. They won’t have to wait until they’re an adult to be able to love that part of themselves. They will know they are beautiful from day one, and that will be all. 🤍
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I'm awestruck with your vignette . It was emotional yet therapeutic and inspiring. Exceptional piece of work!
Your eyes are so gorgeous!! Our hair is so versatile and a big responsibility.
“Nappy and ugly. As they use to say”
Where sis!?? 🗣
Proceeds to
Show the shrinkage! 👏🏾👏🏾
Beautiful story 🥰 you truly have phenomenal hair and u r a phenomenal woman. And OMG when I say your son took your face!!!! That pic of u as a young girl looks exactly like your son. Peace and blessings 😘
Thank you for sharing your hair journey all of these years. You are a positive trailblazers for people with type 4 hair. And I think you video with Anthony Dickies was totally awesome!!
So I understand where you coke from ,I went natural because every time I got a relaxer I would get horrible nose bleeds my dad said no more relaxers for my child I enjoyed not getting my scalp burned and not having nose bleeds every month. After my hair transitioned to natural I got bullied so hard because my hair was so big,long and kinky I started hating it and myself. The self hate continued so much I started losing my hair then started locs to save my hair. From 15-20 inches of hair ending up to 4 inches over hating and neglecting my hair. Grew my locs for five years and cut them last year. I felt so naked took time to like myself with short hair ,got irritated with shrinkage and tangling but now a year later I like my hair more than I did when I was a teen
I almost cried so inspiring
Same experiences over here. Mom and sister's hair were a looser texture than mine and I was always told it was nappy. ( in a negative way)😞
Our hair can form into anything we choose just like the universe
I’m so proud of u. Idk why but your video made me cry. Maybe because I’m pregnant lol, I appreciate your video...Thank u for shearing.
Didn't even go to the comment section, cause I didn't want to miss out on anything she has put together. Beautifully done.
Such a nice video. Well done. 👏👏👍
Thank you for sharing with us...I applaud your boldness and how you've embraced your natural hair texture...love that!
Dont ever feel ashamed of your hair .I'm a white grandmother my niece has her own story and a beutifull daughter summer and she has hair thick she cries over having not having good hair I try to help buy some hair care for her I buy aloe very but not sure what to get her .I keep telling her to be proud of her hair its just learning what she wants to style it and as she gets older if at all to go to collage and learn how to look after her hair and which style she feels happy with she is 10 love her to bits but have told her walk tall and never feel sad of her hair my hair is straight and fine and silver now if I try styles they never last but your hair is your Christmas star on the tree right at top its just getting your style to let it shine.her father is from Ghana and it will take time but will get better as she gets older
I send her your videos to help her
This was interesting. Thank you for sharing 😍👍🏽🌹
Yeeees! Loved this video. So honest and relatable. " I didnt get good hair, I got phenomenal hair!" Caught chills when you said that. Well done!
Thank you for this video because you have been encouraging my daughters.
My daughter said Mom she has hair just like me My hair shinkage is beautiful.
Growing up as a white kid in rural Texas, I never even heard the term "good hair/bad hair" until I was an adult working at a beauty shop. It breaks my heart to know that kids grow up being convinced that they shouldn't love themselves the way they are. Knowing what I know now, all I can say is, this stigma needs to stop. ALL HAIR IS GOOD HAIR
Your hair looks amazing! Wow... 🔥
Omg I also went back to relaxers four years ago and it took my hair out. I told myself that if I didn't know how to manage my own natural hair, what makes me think that I can take care of my hair while relaxed? Four years after relaxers, I finally realized that it's not what products I use, but what ingredients I use. It's not how do I grow hair, it's how do I retain my new length. My new beauty supply store is the produce section now. I'm now more excited for my journey than I have ever been.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 😢
Amazing video, you're a great storyteller. Thank you for sharing your story with us 🥰
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
THIS WAS SOOO GOODD
Aww thank you Kendall! That means a lot to me.
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This was so well done! I can tell a lot of time and effort went into this.
I'm so glad you chose to follow your own mind and not to listen to anyone else about going natural, we've been conditioned to be ashamed of the hair that grows naturally out of our scalp, but you knew better because you felt better about yourself, you had pride in your African heritage and now look at you you're rocking that gorgeous hair, peace and good health to you and your family :)